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2002 FORD ESCORT

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Reported problems

33 complaints · median 51600 miles
ComponentReports
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE2
STEERING2
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS2
TIRES2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1
SERVICE BRAKES1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES1
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE1
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS1
SUSPENSION1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING1
TIRES:BEAD1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
WHEELS1
WHEELS:RIM1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.